VDB-152667 · CVE-2020-1949 · GCVE-0-2020-1949

Sling CMS up to 0.15.x Administrative Console Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sling CMS up to 0.15.x. This impacts an unknown function of the component Administrative Console. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-1949. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sling CMS up to 0.15.x (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code of the component Administrative Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Scripts in Sling CMS before 0.16.0 do not property escape the Sling Selector from URLs when generating navigational elements for the administrative consoles and are vulnerable to reflected XSS attacks.

The weakness was disclosed 04/01/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-1949 since 12/02/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.16.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Sling

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: CMS 0.16.0

Timelineinfo

12/02/2019 🔍
04/01/2020 +121 days 🔍
04/02/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/09/2025 +1863 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: s.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-1949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-1949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152667

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2020 13:15
Updated: 05/09/2025 23:34
Changes: 04/02/2020 13:15 (38), 04/02/2020 13:20 (18), 05/13/2024 09:19 (18), 05/09/2025 23:34 (5)
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